Inspection Detail

Inspection: 307104513 - Concrete General, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation Division Of Labor And Industry Maryland Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 307104513

Report ID: 0352430

Date Opened: 11/20/2003

Site Address:
Concrete General, Inc.
Interstate Route 70 North At Security Boulevard
Woodlawn, MD 21207

Mailing Address:
8000 Beechcraft Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD 20879

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1611

NAICS: 237310/ Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/09/2004

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/08/2004

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102355617

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$10,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$10,000
Current Penalty	$6,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	50104 A	04/14/2004	05/17/2004	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	19260021 B02	04/14/2004	05/17/2004	$3,000	$5,000	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202352126

Event: 11/19/2003

Three employees drown when rain floods underground pipe

At approximately 2:00 p.m. on November 19, 2003, Employees #1 and #2, construction laborers, and Employee #3, a foreman, were working from the inlet side some 400 ft inside a 2,388 ft-long corrugated metal underground pipe, removing asphalt with chipping hammers and scrapers, when it started to lightly rain. Within minutes the rainfall became heavy. Employee #3 exited the pipe and turned off the air compressor,; at that time Employee #1 and Employee #2 exited the pipe.. Employee #3 made the decision to re-enter the pipe to retrieve their equipment. Within five minutes the water way leading into the pipe inlet swelled to 6 ft deep, trapping the employees. Two employees were swept through the pipe, and one employee was trapped inside. All employees drowned. The company had no written procedures dealing with adverse weather conditions such as flooding inside the underground pipe. The job superintendent stated that he told the foreman that if it starts to rain exit the pipe.

Keywords: ASPHYXIATED, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, PIPE, DROWN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307104513	Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers
2	307104513	Fatality	Asphyxia	Construction laborers
3	307104513	Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors, n.e.c.

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